Feature Lookup
Every feature with everything Microsoft has said about it: roadmap, Message Center, release notes and blogs. Sorted by what needs a decision.
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RM 513275 · MC1187781Microsoft Viva: Engage Community feed improvementsDelayed: GA moved from October 2026 to November 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why A new default feed view with unread indicators in both feeds changes how users browse and follow community discussions.Get ready
CopilotRM 567007 · MC1441784Outlook: New Copilot entry point in Classic OutlookDelayed: GA moved from October 2026 to November 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why The Copilot entry point moves to a new spot beside the ribbon, with added contextual suggestions, so the way users reach Copilot changes without a new core capability.Get ready
RM 80239 · MC1528014Microsoft Teams: Two presenters can share their screens or windows simultaneously in meetingsDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 25 November 2026, complete 15 December 2026Why A new meeting capability lets two presenters share at once, changing how collaborative meetings run for a common task.Get ready
RM 567318 · MC1505607Outlook: Reply with a Template in RulesDelayed: GA moved from September 2026 to October 2026Audience All usersRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 25 December 2026Why Adds the ability to set inbox rules that send saved reply templates automatically, a convenience for a defined group of Outlook users.Act now
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RM 576711Microsoft Teams: AI Interpreter for Teams EventsDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Rollout GA December 2026Get ready
RM 573625Microsoft Teams: Event Chat now available for Events optimized for a large audience in GCC, GCC High and DoDDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Rollout GA December 2026Get ready
RM 336046Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance - Enhanced Policy ConditionsDelayed: GA moved from November 2025 to December 2026Rollout GA December 2026Get ready
RM 576199Microsoft Teams: Expanded Markdown support in Microsoft TeamsDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Rollout GA December 2026Get ready
AI governance & securityRM 570844 · MC1481315 +1Microsoft Purview: Unified Classification Management ExperienceDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to March 2027Audience AdminsRetirement starts 15 March 2027Retirement ends 25 March 2027Retirement 31 March 2027Why Only admins and compliance teams using the retired classic DSPM experiences are affected; the capability moves to the current DSPM experience.Try it now
AI governance & securityRM 490738 · MC1069563Microsoft 365 Admin Center: Usage reports - Message consumption for Pay-as-you-go experiences in Copilot Chat.Delayed: GA moved from September 2026 to April 2027Default On by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 25 April 2027, complete 25 May 2027Why It is an admin usage report for billing visibility, not a change to how employees work.Try it now
RM 506743 · MC1330893Microsoft 365: PAYGO consumption-based meter for your extra SharePoint storage needsDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to January 2027Default Off by defaultAudience AdminsRollout GA from 5 November 2026, complete 25 November 2026Why Affects only admins through billing and storage settings; no change for users.Try it now
RM 558343Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management– Hard delete capability for OneDrive and SharePoint through secure priority cleanup workflowsDelayed: GA moved from September 2026 to November 2026Rollout GA November 2026Try it now
RM 502520 · MC1317197Microsoft Teams: New sharing panel in meetings - improved content discovery and ease of sharingDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 15 October 2026, complete 25 October 2026Why Reorganizes core meeting and sharing controls for all Teams users, changing how they join and share in everyday meetings.Check it’s live
CopilotRM 420335 · MC1146821Microsoft Edge: Rewrite by Copilot in Edge is being upgraded to include enterprise data protection compliance standardsDelayed: GA moved from August 2026 to October 2026Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 25 September 2026, complete 25 October 2026Why Adds an AI rewrite option to Edge text fields, a small convenience for existing users.Check it’s live
RM 494839Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Scanner data export for custom reportingDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to January 2027Rollout GA January 2027Review later
RM 573706 · MC1528011Microsoft Teams: External presenter support for event group chatDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Audience Specific rolesRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 5 January 2027Why Adds external presenters to the existing event group chat used for meeting coordination, a convenience for organizers and presenters.Review later
RM 573156 · MC1523090Microsoft Teams: Start side conversations during meetingsDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Audience All usersRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 15 January 2027Why Adds a convenience for starting private side chats from within an open meeting without leaving the meeting window.Review later
CopilotRM 566864Microsoft Edge: Ask Copilot about an imageDelayed: GA moved from October 2026 to January 2027Rollout GA January 2027Review later
CopilotRM 571306Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-Legacy Teams retention policies covering Copilot will be treated as Teams-onlyDelayed: GA moved from October 2026 to January 2027Rollout GA January 2027Review later
RM 562992Microsoft Purview: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Ability to protect files stored in the excluded folders in WindowsDelayed: GA moved from December 2026 to February 2027Rollout GA February 2027Review later
RM 570648 · MC1490906Microsoft Teams: Analytics for desk utilization on Teams Pro Management portalDelayed: GA moved from November 2026 to December 2026Audience AdminsRollout GA from 5 December 2026, complete 15 January 2027Why Adds admin-side analytics in the Teams Pro Management portal; no change to how employees work.Review later
RM 557563 · MC1422063OneDrive: Improved max path error experience on desktopDelayed: GA moved from October 2026 to January 2027Default On by defaultAudience All usersRollout GA from 5 January 2027, complete 25 January 2027Why Improves error messages and guided rename or move flow for max path sync issues in the Windows sync client.Review later
RM 569717Outlook: Purview Data Loss Prevention support for Calendar Events in Outlook for MacDelayed: GA moved from September 2026 to November 2026Rollout GA November 2026Review later
RM 569719Outlook: Purview DLP Wait-on-Send Support for MacDelayed: GA moved from September 2026 to November 2026Rollout GA November 2026Review later